Am 13.08.2015 um 18:38 schrieb J Smith:
However "Mainstream" users hate it. They say "don't waste my time" and "it should be obvious". And every minute spent learning a new system is a minute the software 'owes' them - and not only do they want it back, they want it back at a /multiple/.
The users that come to MLO are those who have already tried all the "mainstream" solutions and were frustrated because they look nicer and simpler but in the end turn out to be insufficient for them. ;)
I would then create a big obvious button with 3 modes "novice / intermediate / expert" and only show the absolute minimum options to the user when in Novice mode.
That could be helpful. However, as pottster said, different users need different features, and use MLO in very different ways. This is not only due to different preferences on how much structured people want to plan their work, but also because the tasks and projects can mean so completely different things for different people since we all have very different jobs. So there is no one ideal configuration or way of usage for everyone. A "rookie mode" might attract some users, but if that's all they want then they might be better off using a simple tool like Wunderlist.
Also, just keep in mind how extremely difficult it is to create a user interface that works in these 3 modes equally well, or to create three different versions of the user interface, and not increase complexity by doing so again. It's easy to say "you just need a button here and there", but if you're a developer things are not so easy to implement. Particularly if you already have a product and a customer base and you need to stay backward compatible so people can use their old data and and do not want to learn things anew. And if you need to serve very different platforms (Win, Android, iOS) and customers are always unhappy because you are hanging behind in one of these platforms.
On reflection, the interface I would start on would be mobile (using both iOS *and* Android simultaneously) rather than not computer (because that is where the buzz is these days).
Sure, mobile is important. Still, most people who do serious mental work are sitting in front of a PC when working. It's also much easier to organize and plan on a big monitor with the mouse.
Another problem MLO has is that, if I'm correct, the old timers (most people here) no longer contribute financially to MLO.
If they use cloud sync, they still contribute. Also, most of them will surely buy upgrades.
P.S. *Christoph * Regarding my problem of how to move tasks out of my Active Tasks and dump them into my NON-active lists (folders), using a small number of keystrokes.... Yes, F6 (collapse) and F7 (expand) look potentially useful, however I still can't work out how to move items out of my "All tasks Active" view into different lists that are NOT active.
As I said, I try to not move tasks around very much. My folders are organized along work/life areas, and tasks usually don't change in that regard. What I change are mainly goals and dates, and details in the notes section.
But if you want to move a task, can't you just press Ctrl-M and then select any folder or task (even inactive ones) in the move task window? You can use cursor left and pos1 in the move task window to go to parent tasks. Also, did you notice that it has a live search? I find this extremely useful for moving tasks.
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